CFEngine is an automation framework that helps you manage and secure your IT infrastructure. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing CFEngine on MXLinux.
Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
To install CFEngine on MXLinux, follow these steps:
Open a terminal window.
Add the CFEngine repository key:
wget -qO - https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
Add the CFEngine repository to your sources list:
echo 'deb [arch=amd64] https://cfengine-package-repos.s3.amazonaws.com/pub/apt/packages stable main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cfengine-community.list
Refresh your package list:
sudo apt update
Install CFEngine and its dependencies:
sudo apt install cfengine-community
Once the installation is complete, start the CFEngine service:
sudo systemctl start cfengine3
Check the status of the CFEngine service:
sudo systemctl status cfengine3
If the service is running, you should see a message like this:
● cfengine3.service - LSB: autonomous system configuration management tool
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/cfengine3; generated)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-08-23 13:21:19 EDT; 3s ago
Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8)
Tasks: 4 (limit: 19078)
Memory: 4.4M
CGroup: /system.slice/cfengine3.service
├─98538 /usr/sbin/cf-execd -D
├─98539 /usr/sbin/cf-serverd -D
├─98544 /usr/sbin/cf-monitord -D
└─98557 /usr/sbin/cf-runagent -Da
Congratulations! You have successfully installed CFEngine on MXLinux.
In this tutorial, we walked you through the process of installing CFEngine on MXLinux. CFEngine is a powerful automation framework that can help you manage and secure your IT infrastructure. If you have any questions or issues with the installation, feel free to reach out to the CFEngine community for support.
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